I really love Robert Downey Jr.'s combination of snark and action, and I love Daniel Craig's James Bond... but I think I'll surprise myself and say Chris Evans. After his role as Johnny Storm in the FF movies I thought he had typecast himself as a smarmy hothead. But dude, he completely sold Captain America in a way I wasn't sure was possible, both in the Cap movie and in Avengers.

(P.S. 10-ish years ago I might've said Viggo Mortensen, after not only LotR but also movies like A History of Violence.)

I really love Robert Downey Jr.'s combination of snark and action... but I think I'll surprise myself and say Chris Evans. After his role as Johnny Storm in the FF movies I thought he had typecast himself as a smarmy hothead. But dude, he completely sold Captain America in a way I wasn't sure was possible, both in the Cap movie and in Avengers. (P.S. 10-ish years ago I might've said Viggo Mortensen, like A History of Violence.)

I should have remembered that you were playing, Jason, and added an "other than comic book adaptations" clause!

I really love Robert Downey Jr.'s combination of snark and action, and I love Daniel Craig's James Bond... but I think I'll surprise myself and say Chris Evans. After his role as Johnny Storm in the FF movies I thought he had typecast himself as a smarmy hothead. But dude, he completely sold Captain America in a way I wasn't sure was possible, both in the Cap movie and in Avengers.

(P.S. 10-ish years ago I might've said Viggo Mortensen, after not only LotR but also movies like A History of Violence.)

You know I thought the exact same thing about Evans. I liked his part on Danny Boyle's Sunshine. Anyways nice answer.

Whew. I was afraid someone would say Jackie Brown -- I love Tarantino, and the book, Rum Punch, is my all-time favorite Elmore Leonard novel -- but that movie somehow just didn't do anything at all for me.

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Favorite non-humanoid supernatural creature other than a dragon in a movie?

I think Clive Owen is pretty cool. And I don't think he's been in a superhero movie, but I could be wrong.

Your most hated action hero of all time?

Owen was in Sin City which technically is a comic book film. Not sure if that was what Nelson meant though by comic/super hero. I say it counts.

As to most hated action hero of all time would be superman. Guy has one weakness and can do everything alone its so damn boring. Most hated action hero actor is Nick Cage hands down.

Are you excited to see Total recall 2012?

Not really. Unless they change the ending I already know the twist, and I was never that keen on the original movie either since it a) starred my least favourite action star, and b) is rather dated in how it looks, if you ask me.

In pedantic honor of Kirth: Favorite current action movie star that is not Jason Statham and that also has NEVER been in a comic book/superhero movie?

A: Sadly, there are none, currently. Clive Owen is a chick-flick actor who appeared in The Killer Elite for a paycheck! And, yeah, Sin City is totally a total comic book.

Clive Owen rawked the f@&*ing house in Croupier; he ruled the school in Children of Men; Shoot 'Em Up was pretty silly, but I've got a thing for Monica Bellucci; and he fought evil international bankers in some movie that wasn't terrific, but it had Naomi Watts fighting evil international bankers! EDIT: The International, duh. Gosford Park was awesome, too.

Okay, I had another drink. And finished watching MacGruber, which was surprisingly funny in a couple parts, and didn't have Clive Owen. And forgot my train of thought. Oh, yeah, you listed some other movies.

Just added The International and Shoot 'em Up to my Netflix queue. Thanks!

Buzz Lightyear of Star Command - one of the funniest and most quotable direct-to-video movies I have ever seen.

Here's one that was rolling around in my head the other day:

Think about famous movie roles wherein another actor was either cast and then replaced during (like Marty McFly in Back to the Future) or before (like Aragorn in LotR) filming, or a role/actor where someone supposedly was "almost cast" but had to back out or didn't end up in the film for whatever reason.

Which of those actual or rumored alternate movie star/role combos do you think you would have liked the best with the "original" person rather than who actually got the part?

Okay, I had another drink. And finished watching MacGruber, which was surprisingly funny in a couple parts, and didn't have Clive Owen. And forgot my train of thought. Oh, yeah, you listed some other movies.

Just added The International and Shoot 'em Up to my Netflix queue. Thanks!